Marine Mammals off Vancouver Island, Canada; 2017; Olympus M4/3

GALLERY TITLE: MARINE MAMMALS; THE STRAITS OFF VANCOUVER ISLAND, BC, CANADA. My first serious photographic outing with Olympus Micro Four-Thirds format equipment - a sampling of images with descriptive captions of the habitat and wildlife visitors to the biologically rich and diverse waters of the Johnstone Strait and Queen Charlotte Strait regions north of the western tip of Vancouver Island, BC, Canada. Images made in August 2017 during an eight-day guided tour on a 71-foot 'Ketch", the Ocean Light II that served as a wonderful floating base camp from which to explore this unique area.

Sea Otters, amongst the bull kelp in Shadwell Passage on the east end of Hope Island, near the northern tip of Vancouver Island, BC. Sea Otter Images taken from a 19-foot Zodiac inflatible boat. Once hunted to near extinction, Sea Otters were successfuly reintroduced in this region about 50 years ago; their numbers are increasing. August 16, 2017, Olympus OM-D EM-1 Mark 2 and Olympus 300mm f/4 IS Pro lens (600mm EFL)